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More health policy at CSG/ERC meeting
Last week’s CSG/ERC annual meeting in Portland ME included talks by some health policy rock stars.Sen. Richard Moore, Senate Chair…
Patient centered medical homes at CSG/ERC
At today’s Council of State Governments/Eastern Region Annual Meeting in Portland ME, we heard a fascinating panel on patient centered…
DSS outlines options to move HUSKY away from capitation – or not
At yesterday’s Medicaid Care Management Oversight Council (formerly known as the Medicaid Managed Care Council), DSS outlined three policy options…
More evidence that doctors and patients are not communicating
A new study by Yale and Waterbury Hospital researchers finds that despite the fact that physicians believe that they are…
New to the Book Club – national health reform
The newest addition to the CT Health Policy Project Book Club, Landmark: The Inside Story of America’s New Health-Care Law…
Don’t forget to vote, compare candidates on health care
It’d be hard to miss, but today is Primary Day in dozens of races around the state. Today Democrats and…
21% of CT adults are obese
Over one in five adults in our state were obese in 2009, up from 12.5% in 1995. While that is…
Eastern region state/provincial updates
The latest health policy updates from the CSG/ERC states and provinces has been posted. The region includes states from New…
Enhanced Medicaid match funding moving through Senate
The Senate has reached a deal on an extension of the enhanced Medicaid matching funds that most states had already…